A 70-year-old businessman was kidnapped and murdered by native gangsters after he and his son refused to provide them a ransom of Rs 2 crores, mentioned police.
The deceased has been recognized as Vitthal Sakharam Polekar, a resident of Polekar Wadi close to Sinhagad Fort.
Police mentioned Vitthal Polekar was a authorities contractor. A gangster, Yogesh alias Babu Kisan Bhame of Donje village close to Sinhagad Fort, just lately demanded a ransom of Rs 2 crores or a Jaguar SUV from Polekar and his son Prashant. Nonetheless, Polekar refused to provide into the demand.
In response to police, when Polekar was out for a morning stroll on November 14, he was allegedly kidnapped by Bhame and his aides from the “B B Boys” gang.
Vitthal’s daughter Sonali had then lodged a criticism of kidnapping on the Haveli police station of Pune rural police. Within the criticism, Polekar’s household raised suspicions about Bhame’s involvement within the kidnapping.
Police launched a seek for Polekar and Bhame. Throughout investigation, police nabbed three suspects, one from Pune and two from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.
Following their interrogation, police recovered items of a lifeless physique, suspected to be of Vitthal Polekar, from the Khadakwasla dam backwater at Osade village on Saturday morning. Police despatched the items for DNA take a look at and search is on for yet one more accused wished within the crime.
Superintendent of Pune rural police Pankaj Deshmukh mentioned they’re including homicide costs to the FIR.
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